Evidence registered with cops

Matthew James By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent KEARNY– From the Department of You Can’t Make This…

Tragic death of beloved waitress

By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent NORTH ARLINGTON – It was her day off – Tuesday –and…

Meadows mulch ignites again

By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent KEARNY– The pesky mulch pile in the meadows that kept the…

Zoners’ youth center OK nixed

By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent BELLEVILLE – It took nearly a year for St. Mary &…

IRS warns of massive scam

By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent Recent police blotters from various towns have included reports of people…

Japan was topic for this history lesson

By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent BELLEVILLE – The “Land of the Rising Sun” got a rise…

Rick’s has weathered the storm

By Anthony J. Machcinski Observer Correspondent In October 2012, when Hurricane Sandy devastated much of the…

Thoughts & Views: Today, it’s Crimea, tomorrow, who knows?

Students of world history and geopolitics are likely burning the midnight oil these days, following the…

KPD blotter: Two nabbed in mugging

At 11:40 p.m. on Sunday, Match 16, a 22-year-old Newark man was walking at Devon and…

Jazz vocalist Jane Stuart still going strong

  By Anthony J. Machcinski Observer Correspondent Home is where the heart is, especially for Jane…

Kearny realtor wins award

  Jan R. Kwapniewski, president of Coccia Realty, announces that Luis Pinto Jr., a full-time licensed…

Business Review: A century of taking care of people

  By Anthony J. Machcinski Observer Correspondent The death of a loved one is never something…

Then & Now

      Here, on the left, is another one of those delightful local-scene postcards from…

Around Town

Bloomfield St. Valentine Church, 125 N. Spring St., offers a Spanish Mass on Sunday, April 6,…

Kardinals prepare for improved baseball campaign

  By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer The Kearny High School baseball team suffered through a…

Locals lead St. Peter’s Prep to solid hockey season

  By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer The St. Peter’s Prep hockey team experienced great success…

Maroon Raiders look to be one of best local baseball squads

  By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer Ask veteran Nutley High School head baseball coach Bob…

Toddler ‘rescued’ by tenant

  HARRISON – A scantily dressed 4-year-old boy wandered out of his Kearny home into the…

News from the Nutley Police blotter

March 15 At 11:17 a.m., police responded to a Park Ave. location on a report of…

Obituaries

Robert Thomas Bubenas Robert Thomas Bubenas (“The Duke”) died suddenly on March 12 in Kearny. He…

Get Skyway-closure info Tuesday at St. Peter’s Uni.

The state Department of Transportation (NJDOT) will host a Public Information Center (PIC) to promote travel…

Room for ‘Blue’ in tight budget

By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – A municipal spending blueprint introduced by the Kearny governing…

Parents alerted to virus

LYNDHURST – The Lyndhurst Board of Education has alerted parents to the recent appearance of a…

KPD focuses on security cameras

By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent KEARNY – Early last year, a malevolent vandal spray-painted graffiti up…

‘Street’ smart in language skills

By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent LYNDHURST – Check out the action in kindergarten and first grade…

Big tab for Oval makeover; survey next

By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – It will take an estimated $15.8 million to revamp…

Serial robber pleads guilty

A Newark man pleaded guilty last week to his role in 14 armed robberies — including…

Rt. 46 crash injures woman; 2 arrested

  A Lyndhurst woman was seriously injured last week when the car in which she was…

‘Green’ infusion for Community Garden

  The Kearny Community Garden is getting flush with green … cash, that is. On March…

Thoughts & View: ‘Hereby you are notified . . . .’

Uh-oh. I’m in deep trouble. The following letter popped up in my email the other day:…